Position of the address on the envelope Correct positioning of the address is necessary in order to: –
enable rapid optical reading of the addressee’s address;
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facilitate manual sorting and delivery.
The area reserved for the addressee’s address is on the front of the item: –
at least 15 mm from the right-hand edge;
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at least 15 mm from the bottom edge;
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at least 40 mm (tolerance 2 mm) from the top edge;
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140 mm at most from the right-hand edge.
No wording or extraneous matter is to appear: –
to the right of the address;
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below the address;
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to the left of the address, within at least 15 mm of the start;
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in an area 15 mm high starting from the bottom edge of the item and 140 mm long starting from the right-hand edge of the item; this area may be partly identical with those defined above.
These values are those defined by the UPU and set out in the Letter Post Regulations. Each country may adapt these values, taking care not to exceed the limits. minimum 74 mm
4
minimum 40 mm
maximum 140 mm
1
3 minimum 15 mm
3 minimum 15 mm
2 minimum 140 mm 1
addressee’s address area
2
indexing area (leave blank)
3
address detection area (leave blank)
4
area reserved for prepayment and cancellation
minimum 15 mm